... cases of deliberate self-poisoning (DSP) by their patients decreases psychiatric... years admitted to hospital for DSP. We excluded patients diagnosed with... self-harm and treatment for DSP in a general hospital or an.... During follow-up, self-reported DSP was 39.5% in the intervention...% in both groups (P = 0.963), while DSP episodes treated at EMAs were... GPs after an episode of DSP had no significant effect on... difference in repeated episodes of DSP in hospitals or EMAs. However... because of deliberate self-poisoning (DSP) [1,2]. DSP patients often present a complex picture... [6]. In a follow-up study after DSP, a considerable proportion of patients reported... [10], and address both the DSP patient’s physical illness and psychological...-up by the GP after DSP. The main elements were to... Participants were patients admitted for DSP to acute emergency units and... in acute medical wards with DSP [23], who met the eligibility criteria... (EMAs) treated the patients for DSP. DSP was registered in line with... to obtain data regarding repeated DSP in hospital and EMAs. Statistical... other causes is elevated among DSP patients, the Electronic Patient Record...) Widowed 0.0 (0) 3.6 (3) 4.26 0.31# Alone 37.7 (23) 39.7 (29) With others 62....9 (10) Employment status Welfare recipient 23.0 (14) 13.1 (11) Retired 0.0 (0) 7.1 (6) Maternity... or more 29.5 (18) 28.0 (23) Previously hospitalised for DSH Previous....9) 0.65 0.52° BDI 65 26.0 (23.1–29.0) 65 24.4 (21.7–27... 0.35# Self-reported intention for DSP* *It was possible to answer.... The most common reasons for DSP were to escape from problems... the problems that triggered the DSP episode (χ2 = 0.65, P = 0.42). Patients lost... for time, Wilks Lambda = 1.0, F (2,41) = 0.23, p = 0.78, partial eta squared = 0.01... self-harm The self-reported DSP during follow-up was 39...-month period Poisoning Cutting Repeated DSP from review of medical records... so some data were omitted (n = 23). doi:10.1371/journal.pone... or more repeated episodes of DSP during the six-month follow... presenting to a general hospital with DSP. There were no statistically significant.... However, there was significantly more DSP in the intervention group in... the most reliable measure of DSP is the number of admissions... difference was on self-reported DSP, which we consider least reliable... distinction between acute poisoning and DSP is not reliable. A Danish trial... based the classification of repeated DSP on careful assessment of hospital... between self-reported data of DSP and hospital and EMA records... likely because of less severe DSP. The finding that the patients.... The repetition rate of hospitalised DSP in the current trial was... characteristics compared with the general DSP population [39,40]. The inclusion... a GP after an episode of DSP in one of their patients... difference in repeated episodes of DSP in hospitals or EMAs. However... department staff. Emerg Med J 23: 251–255. 23/4/251 [pii];doi: 10... 323: 135– 138. PMID: 11463679 23. Platt S, Bille-Brahe U, Kerkhof A, Schmidtke... depression. Suicide Life Threat Behav 23: 139–145. PMID: 8342213 29...